U.S. says Russian allegations of possible chemical attack by American mercenaries in Donbas are 'completely false.'
Pushilin was playing off claims made by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu on Tuesday that some 120 American mercenaries—who have allegedly been training Ukrainian troops—had arrived in the Kyiv-controlled Donbas towns close to the front lines.
The claim prompted rebuttals by the U.S. State Department spokesperson Ned Price, who wrote on Twitter:"Contrary to statements from the Russian Defense Minister, Russia and its proxies are responsible for escalating tensions, not Ukraine or the United States. Pentagon spokesperson John Kirby also dismissed Shoigu's allegations."Those statements by Minister Shoigu are completely false," Kirby told a press briefing on Tuesday.had spoken with his Russian counterpart, Kirby responded:"He has not talked to Minister Shoigu and I don't have anything on his calendar to announce today."
Such reports became an important part of Russian and Russian-aligned disinformation in Syria, particularly after regime forces there—commanded by Presidentand backed by Russia—launched chemical weapons attacks on opposition forces and civilians.
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